Thoughts on Theology, Life, and More
We often recall that Jesus ascended with his last words being what we call the Great Commission. What were Jesus' first words in his public preaching and teaching ministry? The answer to that question can change the way you order your ministry and your Continue Reading
• How can we have an effective pastorate? • How can our ministries, our preaching, support church health? • How can we be faithful in our ministries? There is a parable for young preachers in Walt Disney's Dumbo, the little circus elephant that Continue Reading
To talk about "a woman's place" is to invite a hostile reaction from not only feminists, but from the most dedicated complementarian and fair-minded traditionalist. The reason? There's been patriarchal abuses, no doubt, that have caused great harm and Continue Reading
My Beloved Students in Christ: I greet you in the precious name of our blessed Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ. I want to thank you for your prayers for me and my family. I have received the most touching letters from our students that will always remind Continue Reading
Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord (Acts 3.19) Not too long ago I saw a bumper sticker that announced, “Jesus is the Answer.” The driver (who was speeding in fact) was Continue Reading
When the rats begin to scramble on board the ship, it is a sure sign that the boat is sinking. First the self-described personal freedom loving libertarians and now Karl Rove believes that Conservatives can embrace same-sex marriage, or, just leave it to Continue Reading
For a gardener, like myself, March is an in-between month. The dried, gray-brown stalks on the oak leaf hydrangea, left over from last autumn, stand at attention, like a proud, old war veteran in his outdated, ill-fitting military uniform. And like a Continue Reading
March 11, 2013 Dearly Beloved in the Lord: I greet you in the name of our God and Savior Jesus Christ. I write you to also make an announcement that must come on the heels of a series of providences that both surprised me and have tried me—body and Continue Reading
Holy remembrance of God's grace and sovereign dealings with us yesterday, works grateful obedience to His Law today. Thus, the Lord God taught Israel to recall His glory in the wilderness, so to follow Him gratefully in the Promised Land. To meditate Continue Reading
Being a Pastor and Speaking Out in Today’s Culture
A pastor I know recently told me that he was criticized for being “too political.” He has heard such an indictment all his ministry, he said. Today he leads a major ministry in America and battles daily for the rights of pastors to speak so that Continue Reading